An Introduction to Our Narrator

Our narrator was mentioned briefly in our last dev log, but we thought we'd take a second to tell you a little bit more about her.

Nym grew up hearing stories of the forces of good rallying against incredible odds, brave heroes who dig deep and find the power within themselves to banish the darkness and bring peace to the world. Nym loves these stories so much that all she wants is to be a part of them, just for a little while, but it's her first try and she's not sure how the story should go yet.

This is where you come in! She needs your help to figure out how the story goes and how it should end. As the two of you explore the story together, you see her face moments of self-doubt. She wonders about the quality of the story and her capacity as a storyteller. Those stories from childhood meant so much to her... how could her own tale ever compare?

This doubt is about the process of storytelling itself—the uncertainty of whether what comes out will ever match the thing that's in your head. In this way, you're engaging in the same trial-and-error process that went into bringing Terratopia to life: every choice and retry reflect not just Nym’s growth but the growth of the world she is building and the story you become instrumental in telling. In this act of trying, failing, and trying again, the true shape of the story emerges: Terratopia is about finding meaning through exploration, experimentation, and most of all, the joy of discovery.